Iced Earth - "Last December" Guitar Tab
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Taken with permission from The Frozen Palace: http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Iced Earth: Last December
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 12/4/00
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (clean)
x2 x2
eb|---------------|--------------|
Bb|------0---0----|--------0-----|
Gb|--------0---0--|----2-------2-|
Db|---2-----------|--3---3---3---|
Ab|---------------|--------------|
Eb|-0-------------|--------------|
"The howling winds blow....."
Guitar 2 (clean w/ reverb)
eb|-12------|----------------------|
Bb|-12------|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1//-|
Gb|-12------|---2------------------| the harmonic is on all strings
Db|---------|-----3----------------|
Ab|---------|----------------------|
Eb|---------|----------------------|
h.
Play this until the next riff
eb|-15-------12---------19-|----------------------|
Bb|----12----12-----19-----|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1//-|
Gb|------------------------|---2------------------|
Db|------------------------|-----3----------------|
Ab|------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|------------------------|----------------------|
h. h. h.
Riff 2 (distortion) x2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|---2--------2--------2---------------------|
Ab|---2--------2--------2--------------3------|
Eb|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Obsessed with our love......"
1st ending
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * *
2nd ending
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|---------3------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
* * * * * *
Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7/9--9--9-9-9\7--7--7-7-7/10--10--10-10-10\9--9-|
Ab|-5/7--7--7-7-7\5--5--5-5-5/-8---8---8--8--8\7--7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
"...part......."
Guitar 2 (Only plays this the very first time)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-4/5--5--5-5-5\4--4--4-4-4/7--7--7-7-7\5--5-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "It seems like only yesterday......."
Play Riff 4
Riff 5 x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-----------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-----------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----000-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
*** * * * * * * * * *
"Last december..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Last december...."
Riff 6
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-11\9--9--9-9-9\6--6--6-6-6/7--7--7-7-7\4--4-|
Db|--9\7--7--7-7-7\4--4--4-4-4/5--5--5-5-5\2--2-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Riff 7 (Interlude)
There's a shitload of harmonizing here. Basically, it's the same pattern over
and over, just higher up each time. It sounds like all of them get repeated
each time, with the addition of a new 'higher one'. But I split it into 3 guitars.
Pick and choose :)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
* *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
* *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
* *
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5--5---5h7---4---9-7--7-7-7h9--5-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------10-8--8-8-8h10-12--|
Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12-10--10-10-10h12----|
Gb|-12-12-12-12h14--11---------------------12-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------10-8--8-8-8h10-----|
Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10----------------12--|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-12--12-12-12h13-----15--13--13-13-13h15-12-|
Bb|-----------------15-------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|--18--18-18-18h20--17--22--20-20-20-20h22-24^-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
End Interlude
Riff 3a
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----000-0-0-0-0-----000-0-0-0-0-----000-0-0-0-0-|
*** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * *
"So we take the final......"
1st ending
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * *
2nd ending
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|---------3------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "...fall......."
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Ending
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2--------------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2------------------------------2-|
Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-2-0-0-3-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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